Stocks v. City of Irvine

Opinion

MORRIS, J.

Plaintiffs appeal from an adverse judgment following the granting of defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiffs are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the City of Irvine because Irvine’s land use ordinances and regulations allegedly violate the Constitutions and laws of the United States and California by excluding from Irvine housing for low and moderate income people. Summary judgment was granted after the trial court held that plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.

The Facts

The complaint alleges that because of its substantial industrial…